Joanne Pearce Martin

Pianist Joanne Pearce Martin was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic by EsaPekka Salonen in 2001. She holds the Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Keyboards chair. A graduate of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute, she balances a busy career as soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist.

Ms. Martin has been featured with the LA Phil on multiple occasions, and has collaborated with artists such as Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Julius Baker, Joseph Silverstein, and Steven Isserlis. She has been guest soloist with the Charlotte Symphony, LA Chamber Orchestra, Florida West Coast Symphony, England’s Huddersfield Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Since the 1990’s, Joanne and her husband Gavin Martin have performed as a two-piano team. Ms. Martin enjoys delving into new musical adventures, such as playing the Theremin. She has performed and recorded a commissioned piece (“Theremin’s Journey”) by Gernot Wolfgang. She also commissioned a solo piano work (“D’Nato”) by composer and LA Phil Principal Timpanist Joseph Pereira. Additionally, she is a regular performer on the LA Phil’s Green Umbrella series.

Ms. Martin’s playing can be heard on Hollywood movie soundtracks and she has made numerous television appearances, most recently with violinist Joshua Bell at the Smith Center in Las Vegas and on the Tavis Smiley Show. During the 2021-2022 season, Ms. Martin had the distinct pleasure of working alongside Steven Spielberg as the featured solo pianist in his Oscar-nominated, semi autobiographical film “The Fabelmans”.